Apophasis: The speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up. Ex. You know who is doing you know what with you know who else!

Climax: Words, phrases and clauses are arranged in an order to increase their importance within the sentence. Ex. ...lost, vaded, broken, dead within an hour.

Ellipsis: This is used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event, which gives the reader a chance to fill the gaps while acting or reading it out. It is usually written between the sentences as “…”. Ex. I ordered the linguini, and he [ordered] the lobster.

Euphemism: A word that substitutes a harsh or more bold word, usually ironic Ex. I’m letting you go instead of you’re fired.

Hyperbole: Exaggeration of ideas. Ex. I’m so hungry I can eat a horse.